Opposing BDS

The Foundation opposes the movement to promote Boycotts/Divestment/Sanctions (BDS) again Israel.

Our primary BDS-related work is opposing boycotts of Israeli academic institutions and/or of Israeli academics. The premise of a university is that ideas — not the nationality of those presenting the ideas — matters. A boycott of academics is more aptly termed a blacklist.

We are also concerned with economic and cultural boycotts of Israel. We believe such efforts are misguided at best, and pernicious at worst. BDS serves to strengthen the extremists on both sides of the conflict, and thus make peace less likely.